Pacific Ocean Islands

I’m a big fan of gutsy women. Amelia Earhart, Kay Cottee, Robyn Davidson, Jessica Watson – are all kick-arse, gutsy women I…

Explore the outer untouched Solomon Islands expedition-style with Solomon Islands Discovery Cruises. Fiona Harper stepped onboard for a 7 night cruise to Russell and Florida Islands

Why settle for a boring hotel room when you can check into one of the world’s best overwater bungalows? For a self-confessed…

Go beyond the Fiji cliche of palm trees & beaches to meet the villagers of Fulaga Island (also spelt Vulaga) Island in Fiji’s remote Southern Lau Group.

Fiji’s Lau Island Group is a remote archipelago of islands strung like a bejewelled necklace of treasures east of the International Date Line in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean.

Many Ni-Vanuatuans (meaning ‘of Vanuatu’) live a traditional life, upholding customs that have been passed down through generations. It’s a very respectful…

There is something wild and exotic about hopping on a private jet and being whisked away to a far-flung South Pacific island.…

Located on the northeast coast of the island of Moorea, midway between fabulous Cook’s Bay and Vairare Pier (ferry  from Papeete), Moorea…

‘We’re going to snorkel with sharks!’ chortles Captain Jitoko as we steam north towards Fiji’s famed Yasawa Islands. My fellow passengers look…

Villagers of Santa Catalina Island in the Solomon Islands welcomed Fiona Harper travel writer into their hearts and homes during the annual…

With over 900 islands dotted across the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Islands are an idyllic boating and cruising destination. Cruising the…

Adele Hadfield, shot dead by her feisty second husband William Knowles, was a headstrong independent woman. Of fine breeding, landed gentry of…

Travel writer Fiona Harper checks in with Travel Writers Radio which features stories, news and travel updates from around the globe.

Have you ever dreamt of having your very own tropical island to escape to? A private sanctuary where you can retreat from…

As you’d expect from a reptile weighing up to 250 kg, giant tortoises are slow movers. Were it not for two dark…

The Australian Financial Review estimates that online sales exceeded $20 billion in 2016, leaving no doubt that online shopping has been a…

Fiji-Life Wavi Island Resort is a tiny slip of an island on the south coast of Fiji’s second largest island Vanua Levu.…

Wavi Island Resort, Fiji, is offering the chance to WIN an amazing five night Fiji holiday of a lifetime. This special competition…

It’s not difficult to understand why Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson chose Samoa when searching for a tropical island paradise. Discounting Hawaii,…

Marriott Hotels has opened Fiji’s first mainland overwater villas with the Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay. On the west coast of Fiji’s…

A Fiji cruising guide by Sail South Pacific Sail Fiji Planning Guide is a comprehensive planning guide in App format developed for…

Yasawa Island is the northernmost island in Fiji’s Yasawa Island Group. Presided over by Chief Ratu Semi Roko Bekalevu, who is ‘the…

Fiji. Is there another four letter word that smacks of pleasure more than these innocuous four letters? Some would say others have…

Cruising Tahiti by passenger-carrying cargo ship you won’t find too many coconut palm-lined lagoons in the Marquesas Islands. Nor will you discover…